Faygate railway station

Coordinates: 51°05′46″N 0°15′47″W / 51.096°N 0.263°W / 51.096; -0.263
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Faygate
Southern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFGT
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened14 February 1848
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 8,298
2019/20Increase 8,614
2020/21Decrease 1,542
2021/22Increase 3,886
2022/23Increase 5,934
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Faygate Station is located on the

Arun Valley Line, between Littlehaven and Ifield, 34 miles 28 chains (55.3 km) down the line from London Bridge, measured via Redhill.[1] It serves the small village of Faygate and the Faygate Business Centre, situated on the A264 in the countryside between Crawley and Horsham
.

Faygate station, West Sussex November 11 2022

History

The single track branch line of the

London Brighton and South Coast Railway between Three Bridges and Horsham was opened 14 February 1848.[2] Crawley and Faygate
were intermediate stations each with two platforms to enable trains to pass. The line was doubled throughout during 1862 to coincide with the extension of the railway from Horsham to the Arun Valley.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and facilities are limited. Tickets can be purchased from the self-service

car park at the station, operated by APCOA.[3]

Step-free access is available to both the platforms at the station.[4]

Services

Services at Faygate are operated by Southern and Thameslink using Class 377 and 700 EMUs.

Services at the station are limited and run on weekdays only. Services run mostly during the peak hours with an additional service calling at around midday.

As of May 2022, there are a total of 12 southbound trains, 11 of which are operated by Thameslink and run to Horsham and 1 is operated by Southern and extends to Southampton Central. There are 10 northbound trains that are all operated by Thameslink of which 9 run to Peterborough, with a single early morning service to Bedford via London Bridge.[5]

No services stop at the station on weekends.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Arun Valley Line
Monday-Friday only
Arun Valley Line
Limited Service

Bus Connections

No regular buses directly serve the station although the Metrobus routes 23 and 200 stop at the Faygate roundabout, approximately 10 minutes walking distance from the station.

These services provide connections to Crawley, Gatwick Airport, Horsham and Worthing.[6][7]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3
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  2. ISBN 0-7134-0275-X
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  3. ^ "Parking at Faygate Station". APCOA Parking. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Faygate Station information". Southern. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. ^ Table 183 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  6. ^ "Route 23: Crawley to Worthing". Metrobus. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Route 200: Gatwick Airport to Horsham". Metrobus. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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